IMAX Releases a Full List of 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Preview Locations

Want to know which IMAX locations anywhere on the planet will be playing nine minutes of Star Trek Into Darkness immediately before The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? Well then you're in look, because IMAX has released a full list of locations, both domestic and international, where you can lay eyes on almost ten minutes of J.J. Abrams' ludicrously secretive sequel.

Yesterday, Paramount Pictures unveiled an ominous, bombastic "announcement trailer" that is apparently a whole different deal from the trailer that will be attached to regular showings of The Hobbit. Selected IMAX theaters, however, will boast the nine-minute excerpt from Star Trek Into Darkness in a sneak peek move reminiscent of the prologue for The Dark Knight Rises preceding last year's Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

In that case, though, the list of IMAX screens showing Bane's intro were limited to true 70 mm IMAX. For Star Trek Into Darkness, on the other hand, we're looking at exclusively digital locations, meaning that the first nine minutes of the sequel won't actually be showing in true IMAX. A spokesperson for IMAX explained the move to TrekMovie, saying, "This is because there is not enough capacity on IMAX’s film platters to
include any additional content (including trailers) ahead of the
movie."

So this jumbo-sized glimpse at the twelfth entry in the theatrical Star Trek franchise will be digital IMAX only, but in order to make absolutely sure that you know if your local IMAX is playing a chunk of Star Trek Into Darkness, check out the list below, thanks to IMAX. If you're out of luck, content yourself with the new trailer and the fact that the new movie will be in theaters on May 17, 2013.

Here you go:

The extended preview of J. J. Abrams’ STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS will debut in digital IMAX® 3D beginning December 14th. Check out the participating theatres below.